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LaBagh Woods and Sauganash Prairie Preserves

Forest Glen Woods & Oakhill Annex #2 via Valley Line Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Forest Glen Woods & Oakhill Annex #2 via Valley Line Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in LaBagh Woods and Sauganash Prairie Preserves near Sauganash, IL. The route passes Oakhill Annex #2 before reaching Forest Glen Woods at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 614 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00097, -87.74097
Nearest town Sauganash, IL
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Forest Glen Woods & Oakhill Annex #2 via Valley Line Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 585–615 ft

Out & Back · LaBagh Woods and Sauganash Prairie Preserves

Trailhead: 42.00097, -87.74097

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Cicero & Albion stop 592 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Valley Line Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sauganash Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miPass Oakhill Annex #2.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Weber Spur Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto North Branch Red Paved Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miReach Forest Glen Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Weber Spur Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Sauganash Trail, heading NE.
  17. 1 miContinue straight onto Valley Line Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forest-glen-woods-out-back

Trail surface

65% paved19% dirt14% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cicero & Albion stop 592 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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